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'''Texas State Highway 61''' ('''SH 61''') is a {{convert|21.426|mi|km|adj=on}} [[List of state highways in Texas|state highway]] in southeast [[Texas]]. It connects [[Anahuac, Texas|Anahuac]] in [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers County]] to [[Devers, Texas|Devers]] in [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]].<ref name="SH 61" />
'''State Highway 61''' ('''SH 61''') is a {{convert|21.426|mi|km|adj=on}} [[List of state highways in Texas|state highway]] in southeast [[Texas]]. It connects [[Anahuac, Texas|Anahuac]] in [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers County]] to [[Devers, Texas|Devers]] in [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]].<ref name="SH 61" />


==Route description==
==Route description==
The southern terminus of SH 61 is in Anahuac, along Washington Avenue; state maintenance begins just south of Stowell Street.<ref name="MapBook600">{{Texas Mapbook|600|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> The route travels north into Anahuac before turning to the east. It passes the [[Chambers County Airport]] before an intersection with [[Texas State Highway 65 |SH&nbsp;65]]; SH 61 turns to the north, while SH 65 continues east. SH 61 crosses [[Interstate 10 in Texas|IH 10]] near the community of [[Turtle Bayou, Texas|Turtle Bayou]], northeast of [[Lake Anahuac]].<ref name="MapBook599">{{Texas Mapbook|599|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> The route travels north into Liberty County before reaching its northern terminus in Devers at [[U.S. Route 90 in Texas|US&nbsp;90]].<ref name="SH 61" />
The southern terminus of SH 61 is in Anahuac, along Washington Avenue; state maintenance begins just south of Stowell Street.<ref name="MapBook600">{{Texas Mapbook|600|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> The route travels north into Anahuac before turning to the east. It passes the Chambers County Airport before an intersection with [[Texas State Highway 65|SH&nbsp;65]]; SH 61 turns to the north, while SH 65 continues east. SH 61 crosses [[Interstate 10 in Texas|I-10]] near the community of [[Turtle Bayou, Texas|Turtle Bayou]], northeast of [[Lake Anahuac]].<ref name="MapBook599">{{Texas Mapbook|599|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> The route travels north into Liberty County before reaching its northern terminus in Devers at [[U.S. Route 90 in Texas|US&nbsp;90]].<ref name="SH 61" />


==History==
==History==
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SH 61 was designated on August 21, 1923, from Devers to Anahuac replacing part of [[State Highway 35 (Texas)|SH 35A]] (the rest was cancelled).<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |date= August 21, 1923 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054040/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf}}</ref> Its official designation has remained unchanged since the 1939 redescription of the Texas highway system.<ref name="SH 61" />
[[Image:Texas 61 1917.svg|50px|Historic SH 61|left]]
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SH 61 was designated on August 21, 1923 from Devers to Anahuac replacing part of [[State Highway 35 (Texas)|SH 35A]] (the rest was cancelled).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf}}</ref> Its official designation has remained unchanged since the 1939 redescription of the Texas highway system.<ref name="SH 61" />


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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{{TXint|mile=3.1|location=Four Corners|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|65|FM|562|city1=Stowell|city2=Double Bayou}}}}
{{TXint|mile=5.2|location=none|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2041}}}}
{{TXint|mile=5.2|location=none|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2041}}}}
{{TXint|mile=6.9|location=none|road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|city1=Houston|city2=Beaumont}}|notes=I-10 exit 813.}}
{{TXint|mile=6.9|location=none|road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|city1=Houston|city2=Beaumont}}|notes=I-10 exit 813}}
{{TXint|mile=9.1|location=Hankamer|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1663|city1=Winnie}}}}
{{TXint|mile=9.1|location=Hankamer|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1663|city1=Winnie}}}}
{{TXint|mile=15.5|county=Liberty|cspan=2|location=none|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1410}}}}
{{TXint|mile=15.5|county=Liberty|cspan=2|location=none|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1410}}}}

Latest revision as of 23:09, 10 October 2024

State Highway 61 marker
State Highway 61
Map
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length21.426 mi[1] (34.482 km)
Existed1923–present
Major junctions
South endWashington Ave. in Anahuac
Major intersections SH 65 in Four Corners
I-10 near Hankamer
North end US 90 in Devers
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesChambers, Liberty
Highway system
← SH 60→ US 62

State Highway 61 (SH 61) is a 21.426-mile (34.482 km) state highway in southeast Texas. It connects Anahuac in Chambers County to Devers in Liberty County.[1]

Route description

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The southern terminus of SH 61 is in Anahuac, along Washington Avenue; state maintenance begins just south of Stowell Street.[2] The route travels north into Anahuac before turning to the east. It passes the Chambers County Airport before an intersection with SH 65; SH 61 turns to the north, while SH 65 continues east. SH 61 crosses I-10 near the community of Turtle Bayou, northeast of Lake Anahuac.[3] The route travels north into Liberty County before reaching its northern terminus in Devers at US 90.[1]

History

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SH 61 was designated on August 21, 1923, from Devers to Anahuac replacing part of SH 35A (the rest was cancelled).[4] Its official designation has remained unchanged since the 1939 redescription of the Texas highway system.[1]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
ChambersAnahuac0.00.0Washington AvenueSouthern terminus; state maintenance ends
1.11.8 FM 563 – Turtle Bayou
Four Corners3.15.0 SH 65 / FM 562 – Stowell, Double Bayou
​5.28.4 FM 2041
​6.911.1 I-10 – Houston, BeaumontI-10 exit 813
Hankamer9.114.6 FM 1663 – Winnie
Liberty​15.524.9 FM 1410
Devers21.434.4 US 90 – Liberty, BeaumontNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 61". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 600. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-07.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 599. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-07.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Overview map of Texas State Highway 61 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
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